carbohydrate

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n. 碳水化合物, 糖类 [化] 糖类; 碳水化合物

发音

UK /kɑːbəʊˈhaɪdɹeɪt/
US /kɑːɹboʊˈhaɪdɹeɪt/

词形变化

carbohydrates 复数 carbohydrates

别名

carb

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A sugar, starch, or cellulose that is a food source of energy for an animal or plant.

    碳水化合物

    糖类

    化学

    These microbes are primarily responsible for breaking down cellulose and other carbohydrates into volatile fatty acids (VFAs).

  2. 2.

    Any food rich in starch or other carbohydrates.

    非正式 引申义

    I'm cutting down on carbohydrates like bread and pasta.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

sugar saccharide

上位词 2

macromolecule supermolecule

下位词 10

jaggery beet sugar cane sugar deoxyribose invert sugar jaggary jagghery maple sugar monosaccharide monosaccharose

相关短语

carbohydrate loading [体]糖原负荷 amino carbohydrate white carbohydrate

词源

From their general formula Cₙ(H₂O)ₙ; they were once thought to be hydrates of carbon.

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